Empire of Silver

Empire of Silver 2009

白银帝国 báiyín dìguó

In 1899, Lord Kang must decide which of his three sons will take over his family's Chinese banking empire. When circumstances dictate that he appoint his unreliable youngest son, family bonds are pushed to the limit as father and son clash in a climate of political turmoil. Winner of the Special Jury Award at the 2009 Shanghai International Film Festival.

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4.4 Intermediate Director Christina Yao 🍅 59%

Cast

Aaron Kwok Fu-Shing Aaron Kwok Fu-Shing Third Master Chang Lantian Chang Lantian Eunuch Zhang Tielin Zhang Tielin Master Kang Jennifer Tilly Jennifer Tilly Mrs. Landdeck Hao Lei Hao Lei Madame Kang Ding Zhicheng Ding Zhicheng Manager Qui King Shih-chieh King Shih-chieh Manager Liu Jonathan Kos-Read Jonathan Kos-Read Pastor Landdeck Lei Zhenyu Lei Zhenyu Manager Dai Lü Zhong Lü Zhong Lu Sao

Vocabulary

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轻飘飘 輕飄飄 qīng piāo piāo light as a feather Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
积少成多 積少成多 jī shǎo - chéng duō (idiom) many little things add up to sth great; many little drops make an ocean Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
犯不着 犯不著 fàn bu zháo not worthwhile Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
就算 就算 jiù suàn (coll.) even if Colloquialism HSK 6
嘛 嘛 má used in 吽; (Tw) (coll.) what? Colloquialism HSK 6
有没有 有沒有 yǒu méi yǒu (before a noun) Do (you, they etc) have ...?; Is there a ...?; (before a verb) Did (you, they etc) (verb, infinitive)?; Have (you, they etc) (verb, past participle)? HSK 6
指着 指著 zhǐzhe Poke HSK 6
高利贷 高利貸 gāo lì dài high-interest loan; usury ∼HSK 6
宽限 寬限 kuān xiàn to extend (a deadline etc) ∼HSK 6
曾祖父 曾祖父 zēng zǔ fù father's father's father; paternal great-grandfather ∼HSK 6
榴莲 榴蓮 liú lián durian fruit; Durio zibethinus ∼HSK 6
师母 師母 shī mǔ term of respect for a teacher's wife ∼HSK 6
旧情 舊情 jiù qíng old affection ∼HSK 6
男丁 男丁 nán dīng adult male ∼HSK 6
斩获 斬獲 zhǎn huò to kill or capture (in battle); (fig.) (sports) to score (a goal); to win (a medal); (fig.) to reap rewards; to achieve gains ∼HSK 6
再犯 再犯 zài fàn to re-offend; repeat offender; recidivist ∼HSK 6
洋人 洋人 yáng rén foreigner; Westerner ∼HSK 6
家业 家業 jiā yè family property ∼HSK 6
纸钞 紙鈔 zhǐ chāo banknote ∼HSK 6
废纸 廢紙 fèi zhǐ waste paper ∼HSK 6
收妥 收妥 shōu tuǒ (commerce) to have received (goods, money) ∼HSK 6
拳脚 拳腳 quán jiǎo Chinese boxing; fist and feet; punching and kicking ∼HSK 6
融会 融會 róng huì to blend; to integrate; to amalgamate; to fuse ∼HSK 6
海港 海港 hǎi gǎng seaport; harbor ∼HSK 6
同业 同業 tóng yè same trade or business; person in the same trade or business ∼HSK 6
惩治 懲治 chéng zhì to punish ∼HSK 6
长久以来 長久以來 cháng jiǔ yǐ lái for a long time now; long since ∼HSK 6
疏略 疏略 shū lüè negligence; to neglect inadvertently ∼HSK 6
不清 不清 bù qīng unclear ∼HSK 6
挨板子 挨板子 ái bǎn zi to suffer beating; fig. to be severely criticized; to take a hammering ∼HSK 6
惹人 惹人 rě rén to provoke (esp. annoyance, disgust etc); to offend; to attract (attention) ∼HSK 6
疏于 疏於 shū yú to fail to pay sufficient attention to; to be negligent in regard to; to be lacking in ∼HSK 6
识货 識貨 shí huò to know what's what ∼HSK 6
无误 無誤 wú wù verified; unmistaken ∼HSK 6
一拜 一拜 yī bài to bow once; a single bow (of respect or worship) ∼HSK 6
账期 賬期 zhàng qī credit period ∼HSK 6
同仁 同仁 tóng rén (formal) colleague; fellow member (of an organization or profession) ∼HSK 6
撤职 撤職 chè zhí to eliminate; to sack; to remove from office ∼HSK 6
公理 公理 gōng lǐ self-evident truth; (math.) axiom ∼HSK 6
继子 繼子 jì zǐ stepson ∼HSK 6
本利 本利 běn lì principal and interest; capital and profit ∼HSK 6
聋子 聾子 lóng zi deaf person ∼HSK 6
文武 文武 wén wǔ civil and military ∼HSK 6
自尽 自盡 zì jìn to kill oneself; suicide ∼HSK 6
嫖娼 嫖娼 piáo chāng to visit prostitutes; to go whoring ∼HSK 6
畏罪 畏罪 wèi zuì to dread punishment; afraid of being arrested for a crime ∼HSK 6
上吊 上吊 shàng diào to hang oneself ∼HSK 6
泯灭 泯滅 mǐn miè to obliterate; to die out; to disappear ∼HSK 6
旨意 旨意 zhǐ yì decree ∼HSK 6
专攻 專攻 zhuān gōng to specialize in; to major in ∼HSK 6